The latest news with an iPad focus.
External monitors are a peculiar accessory for iPad users, and not at all obvious as to where they fit in your workflow. I use one, for example, but it’s not a given to recommend one for everyone. This is what Switch to iPad #64 is all about.
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Now that iPadOS 15 is out, chances are you’re filling your homescreens with widgets. For most iPad models, that all aligns just fine, but the 12.9” iPad Pro models are a bit different.
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This week’s Switch to iPad newsletter is free for all to read. It starts something like this:
Yesterday was Apple Event day, and while it wasn’t exactly packed with surprises, it was a pretty solid one, I think. If you doubted there’d be an iPhone 13 (regular, mini, Pro and Pro Max), you can rest assured, everything is as expected.
Both the iPad and the iPad mini got updates, something I’m a lot more excited about. So let’s talk a little about those.
The 62nd issue of the Switch to iPad newsletter was recently sent to the subscribers. It’s all about RAM (internal memory), and how much of it you need in your iPad. And yes, it’s somewhat complicated.
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It’s time to start up the hype train because next week is Apple Event week! The event, titled “California Streaming”, will be broadcast online (i.e., not an in-person event this time either) on Tuesday 10am PDT. The Apple Events page is updated so that you can easily add the event to your calendar in your local time, should you (like me) not be in the PDT zone, and being too lazy (like me) to calculate the time offset.
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The Switch to iPad website is a month old today. I published the welcome post on August 3rd, and have been updating the site a couple of times each week. I think the site has found a way to complement the (mostly paid) newsletter, and that the setup makes sense, for now.
Continue reading →The latest issue of the Switch to iPad newsletter, the sixtieth no less, was just sent to subscribers. It’s all about blogging with the excellent Markdown writing app, Ulysses.
Continue reading →The 59th issue of the Switch to iPad newsletter was just sent to subscribers. It’s all about Figma for iPad, something a lot of us has been dreaming of.
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I’m a big fan of Serif’s suite of Affinity apps, and use at least Affinity Designer on a weekly basis. The other two apps — Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher (not on iPadOS just yet) — are equally good, so if you’re looking to make the jump from Adobe with one-time purchases (per platform, Affinity apps are on iPadOS, macOS, and Windows, except Publisher as mentioned), this is what you should be looking at.
That’s why it’s so nice to see updates like the just released one, bringing all Affinity apps to version 1.10. It’s all about speed, something we all love.
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Ulysses 23 (release post), available on the App Store now, is a release of the popular markdown writing app with blogging focus. There’s been a publishing feature in Ulysses for quite some time, supporting WordPress (both self-hosted and WordPress.com), as well as Ghost, Medium, and Micro.blog. New in this release is that you can update your Ghost posts, not just publish them, a feature that’s been available for WordPress for some time, and is coming soon to Micro.blog as well. Another new feature is the addition of a publishing widget in your sidebar, as well as a small paper plane icon under sheets that’s been published already. A nice touch, I’d say. There’s also improvements to the writing session history, which wasn’t working particularly well before.
Ulysses 23 is available as a free update now, but you’ll need a subscription to use the app (after the trial, if you’re a new customer). The subscription is $6/month or $50/year.